Nominal Forms
Infinitive:
elska
Past Participle:
elskaður
Present participle:
elskandi
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| eg | elski |
| tú | elskar |
| hann | elskar |
| vit | elska |
| tit | elska |
| teir | elska |
Past
| eg | elskaði |
| tú | elskaði |
| hann | elskaði |
| vit | elskaðu |
| tit | elskaðu |
| teir | elskaðu |
Pluperfect
Preterite
Preterite Perfect
Future
Future Perfect
Verbs conjugated like elska
batna,
byrja,
eggja,
elska,
fjóna,
fríggja,
herja,
kalla,
kasta,
kólna,
mjølva,
slitna,
svara,
vakna,
Etymology
From Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”), from Proto-Germanic *aliskaz (“dear, precious”), from Proto-Germanic *al- (“to spur, drive, be enthusiastic”), from Proto-Indo-European *el-, *lā- (“to drive, move, go”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*aliskōną'.
Translations
Sample Sentences
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Eg elski teg. (I love you.)
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Antin elskar tú tað, ella hatar tú tað. (Either you love it or you hate it.)